a violent sandstorm, as in the Sudan or SW U.S.
Origin of haboob
from Arabic hab?b, blowing violentlyhaboob
ha·boob haboob
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haboob
noun
A penetrating sandstorm or dust storm with violent winds, occurring chiefly in Arabia, North Africa, and India.
Origin of haboob
Arabic habūb strong wind from habba to rush, blow hbb
haboob
haboob enveloping
Khartoum, Sudan
April 29, 2007
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Noun
(plural haboobs)
Origin
Arabic هبوب (habūb, “strong wind”), from هب (hábba, “to blow, to rage”), from the root ه ب ب (h-b-b).
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